Red's onion soup - bulk process!

[British Red]

Got 250 square feet of them in right now Tony - I am a convert to the overwintering "Japanese" onion sets - they get off to a flying start in the Spring and can be harvested from May. This year we are also overwintering some we started from seed in the Autumn - by way of an experiment. They are doing fine, but given the unseasonably mild weather I'm not sure we can conclude too much from that .

 

[British Red]

Quick question about your canning - are you using standard Kilner jars, or some other special containers?

Glad it was helpful - this batch is for my wife - she works away and I also like to ensure she eats well.

Standard Kilner jars with the two part lids. Pressure canned at 10lbs for 55 minutes in half pint or pint jars. I have a thread on here on pressure canning techniques if it helps. Ambient stored soups generally need pressure canning rather than water bath canning as they don't have enough salt, acid or sugar to inhibit bacteria.

If you get into canning its worth importing a proper canner from the US - and a supply of lids since lids are cheaper there.

You can just freeze the soup of course!

Any questions, shout.

Red

 

[treadlightly]

Just found this, thanks Red, I'll give it a go.

 

[gowersponger]

thanks for the thread iam defently growing onions this year ,that soup looks lovely,.

 

[British Red]

Glad you enjoyed it gents. Growing onions from "sets" (like small bulbs) is about the easiest form of gardening there is. You don't even need to go to a garden centre, Wilkos sell onions sets and they work just fine

On another forum this week, someone linked to this - growing a good crop of onions on your windowsill!!

http://auntiedogmasgardenspot.wordpress.com/2013/05/15/growing-onions-vertically-on-the-windowsill/

If anyone wants any help with growing onions (or anything else), do shout - growing your own food is about as rewarding a hobby as I know